If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

"Uninstall" refers to uninstall of the component not uninstall of the product. For example, the service could belong to a component that belongs to a feature. During a maintenance operation you could select the feature for removal which would remove the component and service even though you aren't removing the product.

Now, the devil in that is there are scenarios where MSI doesn't remove a component therefore the service wouldn't be stopped or deleted. Examples include components marked as Permenant or scenarios where you've violated the component rules and or reference counting of the component.

You have to log the install and examine the entries that indicate the requests / actions being performed on the component to know if that is the problem.